Welcome to a Newly Reinstated ILSI Mexico

In November 2015, the ILSI Board of Trustees suspended the branch for violating ILSI’s strict policy precluding any activities related to advocacy for or against specific legislation or regulatory decision, and outlined precise requirements ILSI Mexico had to take to reestablish its relationship with the organization. These included:

Replacing staff leadership and the industry members of Board of Trustees

Adopting policies and practices to ensure public trustees have full, equal, and active roles in leading ILSI Mexico

Training trustees, new staff, and members on policies and procedures with ILSI’s legal counsel

ILSI’s review of ILSI Mexico’s proposed work plan and activities for 2016 and 2017

ILSI’s ability to review and interview contractors and other individuals engaged by ILSI Mexico to implement and promote research programs, events, and other scientific activities

The Board is pleased to announce ILSI Mexico has implemented each requirement and has been fully reinstated into the ILSI network.We welcome Edurne Balmori, Metco, and Nimbe Torres, PhD, National Institute of Nutrition, who have assumed the roles of President and Scientific President respectively, and Eduardo Cervantes, who is ILSI Mexico’s new executive director.

“I know ILSI Mexico’s new leadership will maintain ILSI’s strict standards of conduct and transparency and will reestablish the branch as an important part of our network.”Peter van Bladeren, PhDILSI President

This month's featured video comes to us from a session sponsored by ILSI North America at the 2016 International Association for Food Protection annual meeting. In it, Gary Wu, MD, University of Pennsylvania, presents an interesting, accessible overview of the role of diet on the human microbiome.